In Kondaveedu, there is an old Gadwal fort and the villagers believe that there is a hidden treasure inside. Rao Gopal Rao, a wealthy man in the village, tries every possible way to explore that treasure, find its location and take possession of it.
An archeological assistant, Raja (Chiranjeevi), comes to this village in disguise as an ordinary youth in search of a job. He unearths the secret of this hidden treasure. Raja becomes a problem for Raogopalrao by interfering in all his misdeeds.
Unexpectedly, Raja's sister's daughter Padma is in the same village and she meets Raja to fall in love with him. But Raja falls in love with another village belle, Rani.
Raja realizes the truth that it was Rao Gopal Rao, who killed his sister and plans to take revenge for his sister's murder. He succeeds in his attempts at the cost of Rani's love, who sacrifices her love to help Raja. The hidden treasure is recovered and handed over to the government, and Raja and Padma marry.